Plastic bag bans seem to be working, but thicker plastic bags are showing up more in waterways. Since they're technically reusable, these thick plastic bags are exempt from the ban. But this might ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Plastic bags – which had been subject to bans in certain cities, states and stores because of their environmental impact – are seeing a sudden resurgence during the coronavirus pandemic.

California implemented a ban on single-use plastic bags in 2016, but the law included an exception that allowed retailers to use plastic bags with a slightly thicker film coating, able to have ...

Grocery workers are worried about getting COVID-19 from reusable grocery bags. And now some governments are banning them. But the science is unclear on whether they spread coronavirus.

Reusable grocery tote bags across Massachusetts are idle these days, stuffed in the backs of vehicles and hanging on door knobs in homes. That's because last week Gov. Charlie Baker issued a new ...

The plastic industry claims these heavy-duty plastic bags can be re-used up to 125 times. That's how, by law, they are allowed to be called "reusable." ...

"The last year we've seen a tremendous, very good reduction by 60 to 80%." Researchers discover surprising side effect of ban ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

Campaigners say reusable bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. Here's how many times you need to ...

A PET reusable plastic bag is the plastic square kind you can buy at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. A polypropylene bag is the semi-fabric boxlike kind often given out at expos or festivals.Cotton bags ...

Reusable bags created new problem for sustainability 00:51. MIAMI - The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it's definitely under way.. Restrictions on their use are in ...